Documentation

In this page, you will find all the manuals needed to prepare and analyze your observations with FORS1+2. Please be sure to download that corresponding to the period in which the observations will take place.

All the manuals are in Adobe's Acrobat format.

• FORS2 User's Manual
  All the informations about the instrument itself, its modes and their characteristics.
  • Period 83, for observations during the current (Apr 2009 - Sep 2009) period.
  • Period 84, to be used for Phase II preparation for observations in the Oct 2009 - Mar 2010 period.
  • Period 85, to be used for Phase I preparation for observations in the Apr 2010 - Sep 2010 period.
• FORS2 Template User Manual
  Detailed information on the acquisition, observation, and calibration templates.
  • Period 83, for observations during the current period
  • Period 84, to be used for Phase II preparation for observations in the Oct 2009 - Mar 2010 period.
• FORS2 FIMS User Manual
  Detailed information on the Instrumental Mask Simulator software tool to prepare precise target acquisitions at Phase 2
  • Period 83, for observations during the current period
  • Period 84, to be used for Phase II preparation for observations in the Oct 2009 - Mar 2010 period.
• FORS1+2 Data Reduction Cookbook
  A detailed set of guidelines for overcoming common problems with reducing FORS data
  • Version 1, to be used for data from all periods